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Aabenraa County is a former province
Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 county , and 270 Municipalities of Denmark . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five regions of Denmark and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
 in Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, located on the east-central region of South Jutland
South Jutland

South Jutland is the name for the region south of the Konge? in Jutland. The region north of the Konge? is called N?rrejylland . Both territories had their own Thing assemblies in the Middle Ages ....
. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites
Schleswig Plebiscites

The Schleswig Plebiscites were two plebiscites, organized according to section XII, articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 1919, in order to determine the future border between Denmark and Germany through the former duchy of Schleswig....
. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County
South Jutland County

South Jutland County is a former counties of Denmark on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern Denmark.The county was formed on April 1 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa County , Haderslev County , S?nderborg County , and T?nder County ....
. Aabenraa County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 Kreis Apenrade combined with the larger part of Bov
Bov

Bov can refer to many things:* Bov - A king in Celtic mythology.* Bov municipality - A municipality in Denmark.* Bug-out vehicle - Bug-out vehicle, used by survivalists to escape a calamity....
 Parish and Frøslev municipality (Handewitt
Handewitt

Handewitt is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approx. 7 km west of Flensburg....
 / Hanved Parish).






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Aabenraa County is a former province
Counties of Denmark

Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 county , and 270 Municipalities of Denmark . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five regions of Denmark and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
 in Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, located on the east-central region of South Jutland
South Jutland

South Jutland is the name for the region south of the Konge? in Jutland. The region north of the Konge? is called N?rrejylland . Both territories had their own Thing assemblies in the Middle Ages ....
. Aabenraa County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites
Schleswig Plebiscites

The Schleswig Plebiscites were two plebiscites, organized according to section XII, articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 1919, in order to determine the future border between Denmark and Germany through the former duchy of Schleswig....
. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County
South Jutland County

South Jutland County is a former counties of Denmark on the south-central portion of the Jutland Peninsula in southern Denmark.The county was formed on April 1 1970, comprising the former counties of Aabenraa County , Haderslev County , S?nderborg County , and T?nder County ....
. Aabenraa County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 Kreis Apenrade combined with the larger part of Bov
Bov

Bov can refer to many things:* Bov - A king in Celtic mythology.* Bov municipality - A municipality in Denmark.* Bug-out vehicle - Bug-out vehicle, used by survivalists to escape a calamity....
 Parish and Frøslev municipality (Handewitt
Handewitt

Handewitt is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approx. 7 km west of Flensburg....
 / Hanved Parish). Both were transferred from Kreis Flensburg
Flensburg

Flensburg is an independent city in the North of the States of Germany Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region Southern Schleswig....
 with the establishment of the current Danish-German border. Aabenraa County and Sønderborg County
Sønderborg County

S?nderborg County is a former counties of Denmark in Denmark, located on the island of Als Island and the easternmost part of South Jutland. S?nderborg County was established in 1920 following the reunification of Denmark and South Jutland following the Schleswig Plebiscites....
 merged in 1932, forming Aabenraa-Sønderborg County.

1970 administrative reform

Aabenraa-Sønderborg County was dissolved in the 1970 administrative reform and the former Aabenraa County became seven new municipalities belonging to South Jutland County:
  • Bov
    Bov municipality

    Until January 1, 2007, Bov municipality , was a municipality in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 148 km?, and had a total population of 9,992 ....
  • Gråsten
    Gråsten

    Gr?sten , stress on last syllable) is a town on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark by the Nyb?l Nor at an inlet of the Flensburg Fjord....
  • Lundtoft
    Lundtoft

    Until January 1, 2007 Lundtoft was a municipality in South Jutland County on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 137 square kilometre, and had a total population of 6,184 ....
  • Løgumkloster
    Løgumkloster

    L?gumkloster , is a town in T?nder Municipalities of Denmark in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. Its name testifies that the town was once the site of the Cistercian L?gum Abbey, in the then Catholic diocese of Ribe....
  • Rødekro
    Rødekro

    R?dekro is a town and a former municipality in Aabenraa municipality in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The former R?dekro municipality covered an area of 202 square kilometre, and had a total population of 11,695 ....
  • Tinglev
    Tinglev

    Tinglev is a town in Aabenraa Municipalities of Denmark in Region Syddanmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark.From 1866-1920 Tinglev was part of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein, and formed a part of Imperial Germany....
  • Aabenraa
    Aabenraa

    The city of Aabenraa or ?benr? is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein....


List of former hundreds (herreder)

  • Lundtoft Herred
  • Rise Herred
  • Sønder-Rangstrup Herred


See also

  • Aabenraa
    Aabenraa

    The city of Aabenraa or ?benr? is situated at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, in Denmark, 38 miles north of the town of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein....


This article incorporates material from the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed 30 April 2007.